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Balance addresses the need for healthy hormone levels during mensturation with its unique natural formula that helps maintain cycle regularity.

Dr. Gladd Says

"Balance is for women dealing with PMS or starting to have the beginning of menopausal symptoms. The vitex in Balance is great for reproductive support."

Dosage

SUGGESTED USE: As a dietary supplement, 1 capsule per day or as recommended by your health care professional. Herbal products may cause mild stomach upset or an allergic reaction. Move dose closer to meals or cease product if symptoms persist.

Label

Vitex agnus castus, also known as chaste berry, has widely been used for an array of complaints associated with menstruation. Chaste berry has been approved by the German Commission E Monograph for the use of irregularities of the menstrual cycle, premenstrual complaints, and mastodynia. In a study done with 2,447 women with various menstrual complaints (1,016 PMS, 734 corpus luteal insufficiencies, 320 uterine myomas, and 167 menopausaul symptoms) after an average of 5 months vitex supplementation, the efficacy was rated at 90% with 31% of women reporting absence of previous complaints.

Peony is a herb with a traditional history, historically used by Native Amreicans. Peony contains different active compounds, one of which is paeonolide. Paeonolide has been found to have anti-inflammatory properties, and may be useful in menstrual cramping. Peony also helps to support normal DHEA, prolactin, and progesterone levels.

The major active component in licorice root is glycyrrhizin. Glycyrrhizin has estrogenic and anti-estrogenic capabilities. Licorice plays a role in supporting the adrenal glands, and is one of the likely modes that licorice helps with menstrual symptoms.